So is this how it works Doctor? You never interfere with the affairs of other peoples or planets, unless there are children crying?

Twins are under-represented in the media. Hamlet - never twins. Hamlet Twins Of Denmark. King And Queen Lear. It would work. Come on, more twins on television.

I think training in comedy, as it were, a history writing comedy, is a powerful tool for anyone.

Sherlock Holmes can be wise and funny. He wasn't, at the beginning. But later on, he's got a bantering relationship with loads of people. He's got a wisdom that he didn't have in the early stage. But he stays on the mountain top, and he will die up there. He's not going to change that.

The way you get your script to the right people is that you put it in an envelope. It's easy. The difficult bit is writing something that is so good people will take a punt on a brand new writer.

I can say with pride verging on smugness that I've got two very successful shows that assume their audience is very smart.

You have to take your own bold approach, and if you do you will be rewarded with success. Or calamitous failure. That can happen too.